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Axel Einar Hjorth

(Sweden, 1888-1959)
Estimate
200 000 - 300 000 SEK
17 600 - 26 400 EUR
18 700 - 28 000 USD
Hammer price
220 000 SEK
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Axel Einar Hjorth
(Sweden, 1888-1959)

an "Utö" stained pine table, Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden 1930s.

Length 170 cm, width 54.5 cm, height 74.5 cm.

Renovated surface.

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Designed in 1932.

Designer

Axel Einar Hjorth was one of Sweden's most significant furniture designers during the Swedish Grace era. He is also known for designing the so-called sports cabin furniture in pine.

Head designer of NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) furniture department 1927-38. His first significant project was NK's exclusive showcase at the International World Fair in Barcelona in 1929, where he presented the cabinet 'Louis' and the model 'Caesar'. In the 1930's he designed more basic models for serial production and rustic furniture in pinewood.

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